24 Hours for Palestine: A Moon Will Rise from Darkness A twenty-four hour online event featuring one hundred+ global artists and activists for a free Palestine Session #13: Feminism & Palestine: How Our Liberation is Mutual, Collective & Intertwined A discussion with regional feminist activists on political feminism, colonization & the patriarchy and how [...]
Written by: Nadia Ahmad Journalist, writer and producer July 29th, 2023, it was a Saturday afternoon when I first heard the calming voice of Hayat Mirshad. Although I had heard of Hayat and her activism, I had never met or spoken to her. At the time, weekends were the harshest on me. I was yet [...]
The 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women was held from March 6 to 17, 2023 in New York City, with the primary focus being the theme of "Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls." Hayat Mirshad, [...]
The fourth episode of "A Seat At The Table" podcast with Hayat Mirshad. Below are the details as published on the podcast Youtube channel: Hayat Mirshad, a Lebanese journalist and feminist activist, Executive director of the "FEMALE" Association, and editor in chief of the "Sharika wa Laken" websitefights for justice, equality, and rights. In this [...]
A interview with UN Women including 5 questions! Hayat Mirshad is a 32-year-old Lebanese feminist, human rights activist and gender, communications and advocacy expert. As co-founder of the feminist collective FE-MALE in Lebanon, she advocates against discriminatory gender norms and policies and works closely with UN Women’s Men and Women for Gender Equality programme funded by the Government of Sweden. The programme [...]
Hosted by Webster University Geneva in December 2020, Hayat Mirshad was invited as a key panelist in one of the sessions in the Forum on Women’s Rights in the MENA Region: From the Arab Spring to the Post-COVID-19 Future. The conference’s aim was studying the emerging feminist activism in the MENA region and examining new [...]
The BBC has revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2020. The list included 11 Arab women, and one Lebanese who is Hayat Mirshad. This year 100 Women is highlighting those who are leading change and making a difference during these turbulent times. The list includes Sanna Marin, [...]
